The Way of It

Last night my dear friends Randy and Jory asked me where I stood regarding the God/No God thing. I began to express to them my point of view by espousing what I call the Atheist’s Creed. It goes as follows:

1. No one is running the show.
2. It’s not a problem that no one is running the show.

Compare this to the Believer’s Creed:

1. God is running the show.
2. It’s not a problem that God is running the show.

Resting in between these two lies the Mystic.

A Mystic finds no contradiction between the Creeds, because the Mystic understands that

• The word God in the Believer’s Creed is simply shorthand for the expression no one in the Atheist’s Creed.

The Mystic finds truth and worth in both perspectives. The Mystic understands that creed is language and whatever reality is pointed at by that language cannot be fully captured by any language.

The Mystic has no Creed, but if she had one, it could look like this:

1. As meaning is dissolved, Nothing is left.
2. That Nothing is cognizant, and good.

So what did I tell Randy and Jory in response to their question? That I side with the Mystic, and in that I am siding with everyone.

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